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School District Website Transparency (2021-MS-1)
Determine whether the 13 school districts examined used their resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/school-district-website-transparency-2021-ms-1.pdfAudit Advisory Committee
… internal and external audit processes related to the Retirement System and the Common Retirement Fund and on the Comprehensive Annual Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/audit-advisory-committeeInvesting and Protecting Public Funds
This session is designed to help local officials understand procedures and policies used to control and account for cash. Presenters will discuss the following: principles and statutes, depositing public funds, securing deposits, investment policies, cash controls and reporting, and cash flow foreca
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/investing-and-protecting-public-funds-01-18-23.pdfPublic Information Specialist 1 (Digital Content)
Public Information Specialist 1 (Digital Content)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/Jobs/docs/00594-public-information-specialist-1-digital-content-mq-template-september-2024.docxComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… could have realized revenues totaling $12,090. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… General Municipal Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary expenses … A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government … that are necessary and therefore not an appropriate use of public funds. Each local government and school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesOpinion 88-15
… -- Insurance Transactions (village board member and school district attorney as comptroller of incorporated … Finally, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on … spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self-interest, partiality or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… accounts were invoiced in a timely manner. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… attorney general in the New York State Attorney General’s litigation bureau, where he handled cases in federal and … He was also an assistant district attorney in New York County and prosecuted an array of crimes. In addition, he was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerAdvisory Council for the Retirement System
… Association Robert Schneider Executive Director NYS School Boards Association Bryant Kolner President Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations of New York Diana Hinchcliff President Retired Public Employees' Association, Inc. Charles W. Murphy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… for special education services within the required 60 school days for 18 percent of the eligible students in school … at intersections, but did not address the concerns of the public and officials in a timely manner. Auditors reviewed … state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-76
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Interest earned on the investment of public moneys appropriated by a village to a village public library must be credited to the library fund and not … annually with general taxes of the municipality or school district which established the library. Such section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76DiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… to authorize the forfeiture of pension rights for public officials who are convicted of crimes related to his or her public office, and campaign finance reforms. These reforms … $608 million as of SFY 2019-20, excluding changes to the School Tax Relief program. Relies on more than $1 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportDiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… 2016-17 state budget includes a $1.4 billion increase in school aid, as well as increases to the minimum wage and … P. DiNapoli. The report also notes the budget sacrificed public transparency both in process and content. “The … budget came together at the last minute and with little public scrutiny. While the state’s financial footing is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andOpinion 2008-1
… the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (gifts to school district) -- Exceptions (contracts with … abstention and recusal, we note that court cases have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on … spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self-interest, partiality or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Network Access (Ontario County and Wayne … state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOpinion 92-56
… in section 201(4) of the Civil Service Law (see also NYC Administrative Code, §12-307[a]; National Labor Relations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… work on diversions often started late and ended early. The public was not adequately informed about diversions, shuttle … does not completely report the timeliness of trains to the public. Sometimes trains were intentionally held beyond … State Education Department (SED): Sunshine Developmental School, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Appendix B – Selected Legal References Pertaining to the Audit of Claims Function – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… School Districts – Education Law Sections 1604(35), … Section 64 and individual city charters Libraries – For public libraries – Education Law Section 259(1); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-b-selected-legal-references-pertaining-audit-claims-functionOpinion 99-11
… recognition of long-time service - framed municipal bond) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Award Program (authority to … LAW, §§1709, 1804; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: A school district, as part of a personnel management program, … may present a framed, cancelled bond issued by the school district to retiring teachers as a token of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11